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Dr. Hao Wang was elected to a Fellow of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) based on distinguished records of research, accomplishments, and service to the Institute. He was recognized during the awards ceremony at the EMI 2023 Conference.

Husam Najm, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, specializes in bridge design and the study of advanced concrete materials A rare 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck south-central Turkey near the Syrian border has claimed more than 36,000 lives and raised questions about whether the death toll could have been mitigated.  Within 11 minutes, a magnitude 6.7 aftershock convulsed a region 60 miles north. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said an earthquake of this magnitude is unusual anywhere in the world. 

Since 1962, The Moles – an association of individuals engaged in heavy construction –has hosted an Annual Students Day, when junior engineering students from New York and New Jersey are invited to join them in a tour of a major area construction project. 

A professor of engineering leads an effort to digitalize New Jersey communities to predict flooding and gauge storm damage risk The forecast calls for a foot of rain. Floodwater will submerge roads and ruin structures. The question is which roads and structures. While flood maps have provided some answers, surveys are laborious and expensive, so they rarely have all the data needed. Surveyors fix a few point elevations and estimate the rest. Updates are infrequent. Structural elements are generally ignored.

The system analyzes video footage to detect illegal pedestrian activity and deliver data to help reduce preventable train strikes A pair of Rutgers engineers have developed a tool aided by artificial intelligence to detect trespassing on railroad crossings and curb fatalities that have been increasing over the past decade.

The Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes are awarded to ASCE members for notable achievements in research related to civil engineering. Dr. Hao Wang was recognized by ASCE with a Huber Prize this year for his innovative research developing sustainable, durable, resilient, and smart pavement systems. Dr. Hao Wang, an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rutgers University and an affiliated researcher at CAIT, was selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to receive a 2022 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize. 

SoE Team Publishes Study Comparing Rain Garden Drainage Alternatives  

CEE alumnus Robert Kudenchak, MBA, LEED AP BD+C, CHST, STSC received the Building Design + Construction Media Top 40 under 40 award. The award is given to Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry stars who are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.

New Center of Excellence to assess crowd threats and solutions to help keep people safe Rutgers University is a member of the consortium of 10 universities led by Northeastern University that was recently appointed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to combat soft target terrorist and criminal attacks on schools, hospitals, shopping malls, and sports arenas.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering industry advisory board member and School of Engineering alumnus Andrew Ciancia was recently certified as a Diplomat, Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE) by the Academy of Geo-professionals. Ciancia is chairman of the board of Langan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Geology, a premier provider of integrated land development engineering and environmental consulting services. Ciancia holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Rutgers.